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• Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to: prohibit schemes designed to avoid the application of a product intervention order relating to a credit facility; remove tertiary education requirements for financial advisers with 10 or more years’ experience and a clean disciplinary record; address certain limitations in the education requirements for new entrants into the financial advice profession and financial advisers who are registered tax agents; make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Law Improvement Package No. 1) Act 2023

  and

  Treasury Laws Amendment (Modernising Business Communications and Other Measures) Act 2023

  ;

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to enable the Australian Securities and Investment Commission to implement and enforce requirements on a monopoly provider of clearing and settlement (CS) services to achieve competitive outcomes;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to provide the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with the power to conduct binding arbitration to resolve disputes regarding access to certain CS services; and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and

  Taxation Administration Act 1953

  to: increase the discretion of the Commissioner of Taxation to amend and revoke First Home Super Saver (FHSS) Scheme applications; enable individuals to withdraw or amend their FHSS Scheme applications before receiving a FHSS Scheme amount, and enabling those who withdraw to re-apply for FHSS Scheme releases in the future; enable the Commissioner of Taxation to return any FHSS Scheme amounts to superannuation funds, provided the amount has not yet been released to the individual; and clarify that FHSS Scheme amounts returned to superannuation funds do not count towards individuals’ contribution caps. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms and Other Updates) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Jun 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends: 33 Acts to replace provisions that require forms to be prescribed by regulations and reflect modern drafting practices, such as providing for the forms to be approved by a specified person or body, by notifiable instrument, or enabling regulations to directly mandate the requirements themselves rather than requiring particular forms; the

  Family Law Act 1975

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to update language relating to persons with disability; 11 Acts to update references to Northern Territory legislation; 33 Acts to correct technical errors; and 12 Acts to remove spent and obsolete provisions. Also repeals 4 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Creative Australia Bill 2023, the bill: repeals the

  Australia Council Act 2013

  ; and provides for transitional provisions relating to the establishment of Creative Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Creative Australia Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes Creative Australia by providing for the body corporate previously known as the Australia Council to continue in existence under the name Creative Australia with expanded functions, responsibilities and a new governance structure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Product Stewardship for Oil) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (Product Stewardship for Oil) Bill 2023, the bill amends the

  Customs Tariff Act 1995

  to: increase the specific rate of customs duty imposed on the import of petroleum based oils and their synthetic equivalents from 8.5 cents to 14.2 cents per litre or kilogram; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Act 2022

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Product Stewardship for Oil) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Product Stewardship for Oil) Bill 2023, the bill amends the

  Excise Tariff Act 1921

  to increase the rate of excise duty imposed on the manufacture and production of petroleum-based oils and their synthetic equivalents from 8.5 cents to 14.2 cents per litre or kilogram. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide that child care subsidy debts for absences before a child’s first attendance or after a child’s last attendance are the responsibility of the approved provider, except for any withholding component paid to an individual in respect of the session of care which remains an individual debt. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Social Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: expand qualification for parenting payment (single) to single principal carers whose youngest child is aged under 14 years; increase the rates of certain working age and student payments, including jobseeker payment, youth allowance, parenting payment (partnered), austudy payment and disability support pension (youth), by $40 per fortnight; expand eligibility for the higher rate of jobseeker payment to recipients aged 55 years and over who have been on the payment for 9 or more continuous months; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to increase the maximum rates of Commonwealth rent assistance by 15 per cent. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Trade Support Loans Amendment Bill 2023, the bill amends the

  Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Act 2015

  to update references to the

  Trade Support Loans Act 2014

  with references to the

  Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans Act 2014

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Trade Support Loans Amendment Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023, the bill amends the

  Trade Support Loans Act 2014

  to: cause the Trade Support Loans Priority List to lapse; enable the minister to determine a new Australian Apprenticeships Priority List; provide that a qualifying apprenticeship is, among other things, an apprenticeship through which a person is undertaking a qualification that leads to an occupation or qualification specified on the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List; amend the title of the Act to the

  Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans Act 2014

  ; and enable the secretary to extend the day by which an application for a particular payment instalment period may be made. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum